As a kid, I used to love making all sorts of fun creations with Wikki Stix, colorful wax covered yarn. I could bend and form them into practically anything. Little did I know what an incredible tool they would be for my son to hone his fine motor skills. This post contains affiliate links for […]
More Ways to Use an Exercise Ball for Sensory Therapy: Getting Prone on the Therapy Ball
One of our favorite tools for sensory processing therapy at home is our exercise ball. We use it to get much needed proprioceptive input. We also use it to challenge and strengthen our son’s core and balance. I wanted to show you ways to utilize the prone position on the therapy ball today! This post contains […]
Easter Egg Sensory Game
This activity was born out of boredom. I thought it wasn’t very creative when it popped in my head , but my son was all about it! This Easter game challenged his auditory sense and critical thinking skills and took all of 30 seconds to set up. This post contains affiliate links […]
Rainbow Circle Art
This month in our preschool, we’re studying art. It’s not my forte nor my son’s strength, but we’re really enjoying getting creative and trying new things. This project turned into a variety of learning activities. Rainbows for St. Patrick’s Day, color sorting, fine motor skills. We even got a lot of sensory input from the […]
4 Ways to Use a Wiggle Seat for Sensory Input
Kids need movement to learn. The connection between a fidgeting body and the brain are quite remarkable! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Please read my full disclosure policy here. We love using these Wiggle Seats to help engage our bodies while staying in our chairs. They’re pretty cool! But we’ve found a bunch of […]
“Wintery” Sensory Bin
Ever have days were you desperately need to keep the kids happy, no matter what the clean up will be like afterwards? I was having one of those days. My husband was sick in bed, we’d been cooped up inside all week with no end in sight. The boys were impatient, I was impatient. Sensory bins […]
“Pick ’em Up!” The Proper Pencil Grasp Game
The new year has brought many new things to our household. One of the major changes has been starting “formal” home preschool. For two years we’ve been doing an extremely laid back tot school that focused on books and fun activities. When we found out my son has SPD, it became obvious that the laissez […]
Lego Soup
Bath time causes dramatically mixed emotions around here. There was a time when Loopy would fight me with every ounce of his being once the tub turned on. (This was one symptom that eventually led us to finding out he has SPD). But now that he gets regular therapy, bath time is seen as play […]
Top Parenting Posts of 2014
Parenting is a rather earth-shattering experience. Each parent and child relationship is different, but every parent shares a common bond: imperfect people trying to love their imperfect kids perfectly. I haven’t even been blogging seriously for a full year, but some of my all-time favorite posts to write have been the parenting posts. Here are the most […]
Push Pin Play for Hand Strengthening
My little boy needs extra help when it comes to handwriting. Lately we’ve been working on strengthening his fingers and hands so that he’ll have the control and body awareness he needs to control a pencil. This is a quick little activity that hardly takes any set up. This post contains affiliate links for your […]